Container having spoon

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to a container having a spoon, including: a container part having a body for storing a content therein and an opening formed on top of the body; a cap coupled to the opening of the container part to seal the container part; and the spoon disposed inside the container part, without any contact with the content stored in the body. The container having the spoon has a storage portion formed at the inside thereof to keep the spoon therein, so that the quantity of content filled in the spoon is adjustable through the storage portion, thereby making it convenient to use the spoon, and the spoon is kept inside the container in a sanitary state, without any contact with the content stored in the container.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

The present application claims the benefit of Korean Patent ApplicationNo. 10-2017-0104946 filed in the Korean Intellectual Property Office onAug. 18, 2017, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein byreference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a container having a spoon, and moreparticularly, to a container having a spoon that has a storage portionformed at the inside thereof to keep the spoon therein, so that thequantity of content filled in the spoon is adjustable through thestorage portion, thereby making it convenient to use the spoon, and thespoon is kept inside the container in a sanitary state, without anycontact with the content stored in the container.

Background of the Related Art

In conventional practice, a container having a detachable spoon isdisclosed in Korean Patent No. 10-0455966. According to the conventionalcontainer, the spoon is fixed to a fixture disposed on the underside ofa cap. So as to use the spoon, accordingly, the spoon has to beseparated from the underside of the cap after the cap is open. After theuse of the spoon, further, the spoon has to be fixed to the underside ofthe cap, and next, the cap is closed. Accordingly, many steps for usingthe spoon are required to undesirably make it inconvenient to use thespoon, and while the spoon is being used, further, it is difficult toconstantly maintain the quantity of content filled in the spoon.

In another conventional practice, a container having a spoon isdisclosed in Korean Utility Model Publication Laid-open No.20-2011-0009543. According to the conventional container, a separatespoon accommodation container is disposed at the underside of thecontainer. Whenever the spoon is used, accordingly, the spoonaccommodation container is slidingly separated from the container topick up the spoon therefrom, and after the use of the spoon, the spoonis inserted into the spoon accommodation container and is then slidinglypushed into the container. Accordingly, many steps for using the spoonare required to undesirably make it inconvenient to use the spoon, andwhile the spoon is being used, further, it is difficult to constantlymaintain the quantity of content filled in the spoon.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of theabove-mentioned problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an objectof the present invention to provide a container having a spoon that hasa storage portion formed at the inside thereof to keep the spoontherein, so that the quantity of content filled in the spoon isadjustable through the storage portion, thereby making it convenient touse the spoon, and the spoon is kept inside the container in a sanitarystate, without any contact with the content stored in the container.

To accomplish the above-mentioned object, according to the presentinvention, there is provided a container having a spoon, including: acontainer part having a body for storing a content therein and anopening formed on top of the body; a cap coupled to the opening of thecontainer part to seal the container part; and the spoon disposed insidethe container part, without any contact with the content stored in thebody.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the presentinvention will be apparent from the following detailed description ofthe preferred embodiments of the invention in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a container having a spoonaccording to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing the container having thespoon according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing the container having the spoonaccording to the present invention; and

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing the state where roller magnets aredisposed on a locking portion and a locking protrusion in the containerhaving the spoon according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

According to the present invention, a container having a spoon 300includes: a container part 100 having a body 110 for storing a contenttherein and an opening 120 formed on top of the body 110; a cap 200coupled to the opening 120 of the container part 100 to seal thecontainer part 100; and the spoon 300 disposed inside the container part100, without any contact with the content stored in the body 110.

According to the present invention, further, the opening 120 of thecontainer part 100 has a ring-shaped groove 121 formed along the innerperiphery of the lower portion thereof, and a support member 400 isdisposed on the groove 121 in such a manner as to be coupled to thespoon 300 having a head 310 and a handle 320.

The support member 400 includes a locking portion 410 coupled to thehandle 320 of the spoon 300, left and right protruding portions 420 and430 protruding symmetrically in an oblique direction from both ends ofthe locking portion 410, and left and right fitting portions 440 and 450protruding symmetrically from the left and right protruding portions 420in a direction parallel to the locking portion 410 and thus insertedinto the groove 121 formed on the opening 120.

According to the present invention, furthermore, the body 110 of thecontainer part 100 has a storage portion 111 formed on the upper portionthereof to insert the head 310 of the spoon 300 thereinto, and thestorage portion 111 has a convex portion 112 formed on the outsidethereof and a concave portion 113 formed on the inside thereof.

Hereinafter, an explanation on the container having the spoon accordingto the present invention will be given in detail with reference to theattached drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a container having a spoonaccording to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspectiveview showing the container having the spoon according to the presentinvention, FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing the container having thespoon according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a sectional viewshowing the state where roller magnets are disposed on a locking portionand a locking protrusion in the container having the spoon according tothe present invention.

The present invention relates to the container having the spoon that hasthe storage portion formed at the inside thereof to keep the spoontherein, so that it is convenient to use the spoon, and the spoon iskept inside the container in a sanitary state, without any contact withthe content stored in the container.

According to the present invention, in more detail, the container havingthe spoon 300 includes: the container part 100 having the body 110 forstoring a content therein and the opening 120 formed on top of the body110; the cap 200 coupled to the opening 120 of the container part 100 toseal the container part 100; and the spoon 300 disposed inside thecontainer part 100.

The opening 120 of the container part 100 has a screw surface formedalong the outer periphery thereof, and the cap 200 has a screw surfaceformed along the inner periphery thereof, so that the cap 200 isscrew-coupled to the outer periphery of the opening 120.

The spoon 300 is kept inside the container part 100, without any contactwith the content stored in the body 110 of the container part 100.

According to the present invention, further, the opening 120 of thecontainer part 100 has the ring-shaped groove 121 formed along the innerperiphery of the lower portion thereof, and the support member 400 isdisposed on the groove 121 in such a manner as to be coupled to thespoon 300 having the head 310 and the handle 320.

Further, the spoon 300 has a hook-shaped locking protrusion 321 formedon one side of the handle 320 in such a manner as to be locked onto thesupport member 400, so that the spoon 300 can be kept inside thecontainer part 100, without any contact with the content stored in thecontainer.

On the other hand, the support member 400 includes the locking portion410 coupled to the handle 320 of the spoon 300, the left and rightprotruding portions 420 and 430 protruding symmetrically in an obliquedirection from both ends of the locking portion 410, and the left andright fitting portions 440 and 450 protruding symmetrically from theleft and right protruding portions 420 in a direction parallel to thelocking portion 410 and thus inserted into the groove 121 formed on theopening 120.

The left and right fitting portions 440 and 450 are inserted into thegroove 121 formed on the opening 120.

According to the present invention, furthermore, the body 110 of thecontainer part 100 has the storage portion 111 formed on the upperportion thereof to insert the head 310 of the spoon 300 thereinto, andthe storage portion 111 has the convex portion 112 formed on the outsidethereof and the concave portion 113 formed on the inside thereof.

According to the present invention, on the other hand, roller magnets500 are disposed on the locking portion 410 of the support member 400and the locking protrusion 321 of the spoon 300 to prevent the spoon 300from being easily separated from the inside of the container in thestate of being kept at the inside of the container.

Each of the roller magnets 500 coupled to the locking portion 410 andthe locking protrusion 321 includes a magnet case 510 and a longcylindrical magnet 520 inserted into the magnet case 510 in such amanner as to move in the interior of the magnet case 510.

Even if the roller magnets 500 coupled to the locking portion 410 andthe locking protrusion 321 have any polarity of N and S polarities, theyrotate inside the magnet cases 510 and change to the S and N polaritiesfacing each other, so that no repulsive forces are generated, but onlyattractive forces are generated, thereby allowing the roller magnets 500coupled to the locking portion 410 and the locking protrusion 321 to becoupled to each other.

A method for coupling the roller magnets 500 to the locking portion 410and the locking protrusion 321 is carried out by forming magnet couplinggrooves on the locking portion 410 and the locking protrusion 321 andthen by forcedly fitting the rollers magnets 500 to the magnet couplinggrooves.

Otherwise, the magnet coupling grooves are formed on the locking portion410 and the locking protrusion 321, and next, the roller magnets 500 areattached to the magnet coupling grooves by means of bonding.

If the locking portion 410 and the locking protrusion 321 are made of asynthetic resin like PP, PE and so on, otherwise, the roller magnets 500are first seated on the molds for the locking portion 410 and thelocking protrusion 321, and next, a synthetic resin-molten liquid ispoured into the molds by means of general insert injection molding.

As mentioned above, on the other hand, the support member 400 is made asa separate member from the container part 100 in such a manner as to bedisposed on the ring-shaped groove 121 formed on the inner periphery ofthe lower portion of the opening 120 of the container part 100, but ofcourse, the support member 400 may be unitarily molded with thecontainer part 100.

According to the present invention, the container having the spoon hasthe storage portion formed at the inside thereof to keep the spoontherein, so that it is convenient to use the spoon, and the spoon iskept inside the container in a sanitary state, without any contact withthe content stored in the container.

As described above, the container having the spoon according to thepresent invention has the storage portion formed at the inside thereofto keep the spoon at the interior thereof, so that after one end of thespoon is taken by a user, the spoon is then used, and next, the spoon issimply kept inside the storage portion, thereby making it convenient touse the spoon.

In the state where the content is overfilled in the spoon, further, theexceeding quantity of content can be removed through the storageportion, so that only a fixed quantity of content is taken, and also,the spoon can be kept in a sanitary state, without any contact with thecontent stored in the container.

While the present invention has been described with reference to theparticular illustrative embodiments, it is not to be restricted by theembodiments but only by the appended claims. It is to be appreciatedthat those skilled in the art can change or modify the embodimentswithout departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.

What is claimed is:
 1. A container having a spoon, comprising: acontainer part having a body for storing a content therein and anopening formed on top of the body; a cap coupled to the opening of thecontainer part to seal the container part; and the spoon disposed insidethe container part, without any contact with the content stored in thebody.
 2. The container according to claim 1, wherein the opening of thecontainer part comprises a ring-shaped groove formed along the innerperiphery of the lower portion thereof in such a manner as to dispose asupport member thereon to allow the support member to be coupled to thespoon having a head and a handle, the support member comprising: alocking portion coupled to the handle of the spoon; left and rightprotruding portions and protruding symmetrically in an oblique directionfrom both ends of the locking portion; and left and right fittingportions and protruding symmetrically from the left and right protrudingportions in a direction parallel to the locking portion and thusinserted into the groove formed on the opening.
 3. The containeraccording to claim 2, wherein the body of the container part has astorage portion formed on the upper portion thereof to insert the headof the spoon thereinto, and the storage portion has a convex portionformed on the outside thereof and a concave portion formed on the insidethereof.